Identifying the spatial scale of land use that most strongly influences overall river ecosystem health score

Ecological Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2188-2203

  Sheldon, Fran ^a   Erin E Peterson, ^b   Boone, Ed L ^c   Sippel, Suzanne ^d   Bunn, Stuart E ^a   Harch, Bronwyn D ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecosystem health; Freshwater; Indicators; Land use; Restoration; Spatial scale

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

CATCHMENT; DATA SET; ECOSYSTEM HEALTH; ECOSYSTEM MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LAND USE CHANGE; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIVER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; URBANIZATION; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FISH; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; PHYSIOLOGY; RIVER; SEASON; TREE;

ANIMALS; CLIMATE; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; ECOSYSTEM; FISHES; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; QUEENSLAND; RAIN; RIVERS; SEASONS; TREES;

AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84871245657     PISSN: 10510761     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/11-1792.1     Document Type: Article

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